Mrs. Tonkin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hoffmeir of West Chester. Her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tonkin III of Bethlehem.

A graduate of Asbury Park High School, New Jersey, and Keystone Junior College in La Plume, Lackawanna County, Mrs. Tonkin is employed in the Finance Deptment of South Whitehall Township. Her husband, a graduate of Dieruff High School, Lehigh County Community College and Temple University, is employed by the South Whitehall Township Police Department.